It's the second high-profile film whose release the studio has changed in recent weeks. In wake of the movie-theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., Warner Bros. moved its crime drama "Gangster Squad" from Sept. 7 to next January in order to reshoot a scene involving a gunfight inside a cinema.

Warner Bros. said it was moving "Gatsby" from Christmas Day to an unspecified date next summer in order to maximize the film's commercial prospects.